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Hopes for a resolution to the long-running nursery nurses' dispute fell when a parliamentary vote to introduce a national pay settlement across Scotland was lost last week. The debate was...

The Scottish Executive has highlighted good practice in its Working for Families pilot ahead of a nationwide £20m rollout of the scheme next month to provide childcare services and support...

Free milk at lunchtime is to be extended to all primary school pupils in Glasgow in an initiative funded by the Scottish Executive's Hungry for Success programme. Glasgow City Council...

Information packs about Autism Spectrum Disorders are to be distributed throughout Scotland after a successful pilot in Argyll. Two packs - one for parents and another for social care staff...

'Some nursery nurses in the public gallery heckled MSPs when the vote was announced, with one shouting "shame on the lot of you".' The Herald on the debate on nursery...

The UK's 720 Montessori schools are to have their own national association, with Scotland the first of ten regions to be established. Philip Bujak, chief executive of Montessori St Nicholas,...

Organisations representing parents and carers have formed a coalition to campaign for more flexibility at work, greater financial support and improved services, including affordable childcare. The Parents' and Carers' Coalition...

(Photograph) - Young children have been enjoying music and storytelling sessions at London's Lyric Hammersmith theatre to accompany the launch of Broadway Tales, a CD and book of songs and...

* Hotlines to allow people to report child pornography, racism and unwanted and harmful content on the internet have received the backing of the European Commission (EU). The move is...

A team of early years specialists has been appointed by the Department for Education and Skills to work with local authorities and Early Years and Development Childcare Partnerships in providing...